Tim Blake Nelson
Acting
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Biography
Timothy Blake Nelson (born May 11, 1964) is an American actor and playwright. Described as a "modern character actor, his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor Steve Pendanski in Holes (2003), Doctor Jonathan Jacobo in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), Danny Dalton Jr. in Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the titular character of The Ballad of Buster Scru...
Known For
Filmography
The Rescue
2027
The Leader
2026
as Marshall Applewhite
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
2026
Captain America: Brave New World
2025
as Samuel Sterns
Bang Bang
2025
as Bernard 'Bang Bang' Rozyski
The Testament of Ann Lee
2025
as Pastor Reuben Wight
Atropia
2025
as Mr. Speaker (voice)
On the End
2025
as Tom Ferreira
The Coen Brothers Story
2025
as Self
The Lowdown
2025
as Dale Washberg
Task
2025
as Denny Coughlin
Asleep in My Palm
2024
as Tom
Greedy People
2024
as Wallace
The Invisibles
2024
as Charlie
The Bricklayer
2023
as O'Malley
Ghosted
2023
as Borislov
Poker Face
2023
as Kyle Owens
Ghosts of the Ozarks
2022
as Torb
Ninety-Five Senses
2022
as Coy (voice)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Black Rabbits (voice)
George & Tammy
2022
as Roy Acuff
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Nick Appleton
Lost Ollie
2022
as Zozo (voice)
Nightmare Alley
2021
as Carny Boss
Monster
2021
as Leroy Sawicki
Naked Singularity
2021
as Angus
Old Henry
2021
as Henry
National Champions
2021
as Rodger Cummings
Slugfest
2021
as Steve Englehart
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as VP Kirby
The Report
2019
as Raymond Nathan
Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People
2019
as Teddy Roosevelt (voice)
Sequestrada
2019
as Thomas
Just Mercy
2019
as Ralph Myers
The True Don Quixote
2019
as Don Quixote
The Jesus Rolls
2019
as Doctor
Watchmen
2019
as Wade Tillman / Looking Glass
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Johan
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Dallas & Robo
2018
as The Woodsman
Colossal
2017
as Garth
The Institute
2017
as Dr. Lemelle
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
2017
as Truman
Wormwood
2017
as Sidney Gottlieb
Wormwood
2017
as Sidney Gottlieb
Anesthesia
2016
as Adam Zarrow
The Confirmation
2016
as Vaughn
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
2016
as Wayne Foster
The Sound and the Fury
2015
as Father
Fantastic Four
2015
as Dr. Allen
Black Dog, Red Dog
2015
as Bob
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Randy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Child of God
2014
as Sheriff Fate
The Homesman
2014
as The Freighter
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Alan Fenster
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
2014
as Admiral Rickover
Klondike
2014
as Joe Meeker
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2013
as Self
As I Lay Dying
2013
as Anse
Blue Caprice
2013
as Ray
Snake & Mongoose
2013
as Mike McAllister
Lincoln
2012
as Richard Schell
Big Miracle
2012
as Pat Lafaytette
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012
as Officer Totsch
Flypaper
2011
as Peanut Butter
Detachment
2011
as Mr. Wiatt
The Big Year
2011
as Fuchs
Yelling To The Sky
2011
as Coleman
CHAOS
2011
as Casey Malick
Saint John of Las Vegas
2010
as Ned
Leaves of Grass
2009
as Bolger
Modern Family
2009
as Hank
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Samuel Sterns
American Violet
2008
as David Cohen
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
as Kevin Munchak
The Darwin Awards
2007
as Perp
Fido
2006
as Mr. Theopolis
Come Early Morning
2006
as Uncle Tim
The Amateurs
2006
as Barney Macklehatton
Hoot
2006
as Curly
Syriana
2005
as Danny Dalton
The Big White
2005
as Gary
Warm Springs
2005
as Tom Loyless
Crazy for Love
2005
as Doctor, Chief Nakahoma, Minister, Roger Bob
Meet the Fockers
2004
as Officer LeFlore
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
as Jacobo
The Last Shot
2004
as Marshal Paris
Bereft
2004
as Dennis
Wonderland
2003
as Billy Deverell
Holes
2003
as Dr. Pendanski
A Foreign Affair
2003
as Jake Adams
The Good Girl
2002
as Bubba
Cherish
2002
as Daly
Minority Report
2002
as Gideon
Down from the Mountain
2001
as Self
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000
as Delmar O'Donnell
The Coen Brothers
2000
as Self
Hamlet
2000
as Flight Captain
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Paulie Krill
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
The Thin Red Line
1998
as Pvt. Brian Tills
Prix Fixe
1997
as Busboy
Donnie Brasco
1997
as FBI Technician
Joe's Apartment
1996
as Cockroach (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Heavyweights
1995
as Camp Hope Salesman
Amateur
1994
as Young Detective
This Is My Life
1992
as Dennis